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Project by Janet McNiel from San Antonio, Texas.
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Janet McNiel found the perfect way to get her kids to take a bath using soap–she made toy soaps for them. The complaints were becoming endless: too slippery, can't find it, smells funny. In the spirit of true craftsmanship, she tried her hand at making her own soaps. Her kids' eyes lit up when they saw the fun colors and shapes she was creating. Even her daughter was pleased by the wonderful scents. She knew she had a real hit on her hands when her son carried around his new frog soap for three days.

Materials:

2" rubber duck
4" bendable germ gobbler character
4" dolphin
cutting board
sharp knife
glass measuring cup
rubber spatula
microwave
soap fragrances:
- powder
- grape
- cotton candy
electric soap melting pot (heat to 180 degrees)
round, oval, rectangle soap mold trays
clear and white glycerin soap block
blue and lime green soap coloring
alcohol in spray bottle
freezer
wax paper
bleach
clear cello bag
ribbon

Steps:

1. Choose toys and soap molds and make sure toys will fit into selected molds.
2. Choose colors and fragrances for each soap.
3. Wash toys, molds, glass cup, spatula, knife, cutting board, in hot water with a small amount of bleach to disinfect. Dry everything completely with paper towels and let air dry while preparing the soap. Supplies have to be very clean.
4. Cut a large amount of clear glycerin soap block into chunks and put it into an electric soap melting pot set at 180 degrees. Alternatives: Place small chunks into a glass-measuring cup and microwave the soap to melt it. Or get a soap melting pot that sits on the stove. The double boiler method also works.